The present book brings together perspectives from different
disciplinary fields to examine the significant legal, moral and
political issues which arise in relation to the use of lethal force
in both domestic and international law. These issues have
particular salience in the counter terrorism context following 9/11
(which brought with it the spectre of shooting down hijacked
airplanes) and the use of force in Operation Kratos that led to the
tragic shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. Concerns about the use
of excessive force, however, are not confined to the terrorist
situation. The essays in this collection examine how the state
sanctions the use of lethal force in varied ways: through the
doctrines of public and private self-defence and the development of
legislation and case law that excuses or justifies the use of
lethal force in the course of executing an arrest, preventing crime
or disorder or protecting private property. An important theme is
how the domestic and international legal orders intersect and
continually influence one another. While legal approaches to the
use of lethal force share common features, the context within which
force is deployed varies greatly. Key issues explored in this
volume are the extent to which domestic and international law
authorise pre-emptive use of force, and how necessity and
reasonableness are legally constructed in this context.
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